Male : Novelist. The most published American mystery author of his time (over 100 million books sold in his lifetime). Creator of Miss Bertha Cool & Perry Mason. Married Natalie Talbert in 1912, and when she died, Agnes Bethell in 1968

Nationality : American Place of Birth : Malden, Massachusetts

Date of Birth : 1889 Date of Death : 1970 Age : 81

Pseudonyms : A A Fair. Charles J Kenny. Charles Kendrake

Other Work : Lawyer 1911

Education : Valparaiso University, Indiana (claimed he was expelled for hitting a professor)

1933-1935
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1933 Morrow) (1933 Harrap) - Perry Mason (PM) Book.
[Filmed in 1936]
[All Perry Mason books start with "The Case of ...."]
The Sulky Girl (1933 Morrow) (1934 Harrap) - PM
The Lucky Legs (1934 Harrap) - PM
[Filmed in 1935]
The Howling Dog (1935 Cassell from here onwards) - PM
[Filmed in 1934]
The Curious Bride (1935) - PM
[Filmed in 1935]
The Clew of the Forgotten Murder (1935) - as Charles Kendrake
The Counterfeit Eye (1935) - PM
This is Murder (1935 Morrow) (1936 Methuen) - as C J Kenny

1936-1940
The Caretaker's Cat (1936) - PM
The Sleepwalker's Niece (1936 Morrow) (1936) - PM
The Stuttering Bishop (1936 Morrow) (1937) - PM
[Filmed in 1937]
The Dangerous Dowager (1937) - PM
Calls it Murder (1937 Morrow) (1937) - DA Book. [All begin "The D A....]
The Lame Canary (1937) - PM
The Substitute Face (1938) - PM
Murder up my Sleeve (1938)
The Shoplifter's Shoe (1939) - PM
The Perjured Parrot (1939) - PM
Holds a Candle (1939) - DA
Lamb to the Slaughter (1939 H Hamilton) (In US as "The Bigger They Come") - by A A Fair
The Rolling Bones (1939 Morrow) (1940) - PM
The Baited Hook (1940 Morrow) (1940) - PM
Draws a Circle (1940) - DA
Turn on the Heat (1940 HH) - by A A Fair

1941-1945
Goes to Trial (1941) - DA
The Silent Partner (1941) - PM
The Haunted Husband (1942) - PM
The Case of The Turning Tide (1942)
Gold Comes in Bricks (1942 Robert Hale) - by A A Fair
The Empty Tin (1943) - PM
Cooks a Goose (1943) - DA
The Drowning Duck (1944) - PM
The Black-Eyed Blonde (1944 US) (1948) - PM
The Careless Kitten (1944) - PM
Over the Hump (1945 Martin) - DA. ss
The Buried Clock (1945) - PM
The Case of the Smoking Chimney (1945)
The Gold-Digger's Purse (1945 Morrow) (1948) - PM

1946-1950
The Drowsy Mosquito (1946) - PM
Breaks a Seal (1946 Morrow) (1950) - DA
The Crooked Candle (1947) - PM
Calls a Turn (1947) - DA
The Fan Dancer's Horse (1947 Morrow) (1952 Heinemann) - PM
The Vagabond Virgin (1948 Morrow) (1952 Heinemann) - PM
Spill the Jackpot (1948 RH) - by A A Fair
The Half-Wakened Wife (1949) - PM
Double or Quits (1949 RH) - by A A Fair
Bedrooms have Windows (1949 NY) (1956 Heinemann) - by A A Fair
Cats Prowl at Night (1949 RH) - by A A Fair

1951-1955
The Borrowed Brunette (1951) - PM
Two Clues (1951)
Owls Don't Blink (1951 RH) - by A A Fair
Bats Fly at Dusk (1951 RH) - by A A Fair
An Axe to Grind (1951 Heinemann from here onwards - by A A Fair
The Lonely Heiress (1952) - PM
Crows Can't Count (1953) - by A A Fair
Some Women Won't Wait (1953 NY) (1958) - by A A Fair
The Green-Eyed Sister (1953 Morrow) (1959) - PM
The Lazy Lover (1954) - PM
Neighbourhood Frontiers (1954 Morrow)
The Runaway Corpse (1954 Morrow) (1960) - PM
The Dubious Bridegroom (1954) - PM
The Cautious Coquette (1955) - PM
The Case of the Backward Mule (1955)
Fools Die on Friday (1955) - by A A Fair

1956-1960
The Negligent Nymph (1956) - PM
Takes a Chance (1956) - DA
Beware the Curves (1956 Morrow) (1957) - by A A Fair
The Musical Cow (1957) - PM
The One-Eyed Witness (1957) - PM
The Fiery Fingers (1957) - PM
Breaks an Egg (1957) - DA
Top of the Heap (1957) - by A A Fair
The Screaming Woman (1957 Morrow) (1963) - PM
The Angry Mourner (1958) - PM
The Moth-Eaten Mink (1958) - PM
You Can Die Laughing (1958) - by A A Fair
The Count of Nine (1958 Morrow) (1959) - by A A Fair
The Long-Legged Models (1958 US) (1963) - PM
The Grinning Goirlla (1958) - PM
The Hesitant Hostess (1959) - PM
Some Slips Don't Show (1959) - by A A Fair
Pass the Gravy (1959 Morrow) (1960) - by A A Fair
The Fugitive Nurse (1959) - PM
The Restless Redhead (1960) - PM
The Glamorous Ghost (1960) - PM
Hunting the Desert Whale (1960 Morrow)

1961-1965
The Sun-Bather's Diary (1961) - PM
Hovering over Baja (1961 Morrow)
Kept Women Can't Quit (1961) - by A A Fair
Bachelors Get Lonely (1961) (1962) - by A A Fair
The Nervous Accomplice (1961) - PM
The Terrified Typist (1961) - PM
The Demure Defendant (1962) - PM
The Gilded Lily (1962) - PM
Stop at the Red Light (1962) - by A A Fair
Try Anything Once (1962 Morrow) (1963) - by A A Fair
The Lucky Loser (1962) - PM
The Daring Decoy (1963) - PM
The Foot-Loose Doll (1964) - PM
The Calendar Girl (1964) - PM
The Deadly Toy (1964) - PM
Fish or Cut Bait (1964) - by A A Fair
Cut Thin to Win (1965) - by A A Fair
The Mythical Monkeys (1965) - PM
The Singing Skirt (1965) - PM
The Waylaid Wolf (1965) - PM
The Duplicate Daughter (1965) - PM

1966-1970
The Shapely Shadow (1966) - PM
Widows Wear Weeds (1966) - by A A Fair
The Spurious Spinster (1966) - PM
The Bigamous Spouse (1967) - PM
The Reluctant Model (1967) - PM
The Blonde Bonanza (1967) - PM
The Ice-Cold Hands (1968) - PM
Mexico's Magic Square (1968 Morrow)
Traps Need Fresh Bait (1968) - by A A Fair
The Careless Cupid (1968 Morrow NY) (1973) - PM
The Mischievous Doll (1968) - PM
The Stepdaughter's Secret (1968) - PM
The Amorous Aunt (1969) - PM
The Daring Divorcee (1969) - PM
The Phantom Fortune (1970) - PM
Host with the Big Hat (1970)
All Grass Isn't Green (1970) - by A A Fair

After 1971
The Horrified Heirs (1971) - PM
The Troubled Trustee (1971) - PM
The Beautiful Beggar (1972) - PM
The Worried Waitress (1972) - PM
The Queenly Contestant (1973) - PM
The Fabulous Fake (1974) - PM
The Crying Swallow (1974 Heinemann) - DA
The Crimson Kiss (1975 H) - DA
The Irate Witness (1975 H) - DA
The Fenced-In Woman (1976) - PM
The Postponed Murder (1977) - PM

READING
E H Mundell : Erle Stanley Gardner - A Checklist (1968)